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| Country | United States |
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| Availability | National |
| Owner | Public Broadcasting Service |
| Key people | Natasha Wing |
| Launch date | October 11, 2004 (as a block) 2009 (as a channel) |
| Former names | none |
| Official Website | http://pbskids.org/go/ |
PBS Kids GO! is an educational television brand used by PBS for programs intended for older children, rather than the original PBS Kids. It is primarily broadcast on PBS stations during the afternoons. It debuted on October 11, 2004.
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Digital channel
PBS announced that, in October 2006, a 24-hour (24/7) digital PBS Kids GO! Channel would be launched with additional content, including an evening "Go! Family" block targeted at both children and their families and a Spanish language-programming block.
Availability
The channel will initially be made available to PBS stations that have digital multicast capability. PBS stations are planning to make agreements with local stations (on digital terrestrial television) (such as WGBH, WNET, KCTS, etc.) and cable operators (such as Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Cable, and Cablevision) for channel placement. Plans are also to have similar arrangements work out with satellite providers (such as DirecTV and Dish Network) and video-on-demand services. PBS and Verizon have worked out an agreement to distribute PBS Kids Go! Channel (along with other digital PBS channels) over its Verizon FiOS services.[citation needed]
Setbacks
However, on June 6, 2006, PBS announced that the PBS Kids Go! Channel would not launch in October 2006 due to financial issues, as reported by the Broadcasting & Cable News website. Instead, the channel was delayed for several months.
List of programs
Shows that existed before the PBS Kids GO! block
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- Arthur airs now.
- Cyberchase airs now, on most stations.
Shows that premiered alongside PBS Kids GO! (October 11, 2004)
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- Maya & Miguel airs now, on most stations.
- Postcards from Buster airs now on weekends, on some stations.
Additions to the PBS Kids GO! block
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- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman airs now, on most PBS stations. It premiered May 29, 2006.
- WordGirl airs now as a 30-minute version, which premiered on September 7, 2007; two-minute shorts of WordGirl premiered on November 10, 2006.
- The Electric Company airs now. It premiered January 19, 2009. Weekday airings began September 7, 2009.
Other PBS Kids GO! shows
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- DragonflyTV airs now on weekends, on some stations.
- ZOOM no longer airs on most stations.
- Wishbone reruns air now on weekends, on some stations. The reruns began airing December 31, 2006.
- Design Squad airs now on weekends, on some stations. It premiered during Engineers Week in February 2007.
- Animalia airs now on weekends, on some stations. It premiered January 5, 2008.
Shorts
PBS Kids GO! has aired shorts usually at the end of Maya & Miguel. These include "GO! Figure", "WordGirl", and misc. shorts featuring live-action kids talking about things they do; about their family's heritage; etc. with Maya or Miguel doing a voiceover.
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